In the Media

25th May 2014 | Mariam Barghouti | Occupied Palestine Since 1967, Israel has detained around 20% of the Palestinian population and approximately 40% of Palestinian males. The majority of those arrested are transferred into Israel, where they are held and if charged will most ...

23rd May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Occupied Palestine “What do you want from me?” a 70-year-old lawyer and professor of economics asked the Israeli military when they arrested him last year. “You are very dangerous,” was the explanation. Recalling his reply, ...

20th May 2014 | Defense For Children International Palestine | Occupied Palestine Unlawful killing of two Palestinian teens outside Ofer – Video from Defense For Children International Palestine Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teens during clashes on Thursday outside the occupied West Bank ...

17th May 2014 | Front Line Defenders | Occupied Palestine On 8 May 2014 human rights defender and lawyer Ms Shireen Essawi began a hunger strike after learning of the postponement of her trial for nine months and a day. She is ...

17th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Hebron, Occupied Palestine The Israeli occupation uses many methods to take over land – from settlements and military camps to the nature reserve and political treaties. However, the Abu Haikal family of Tel Rumeida ...

16th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Occupied Palestine In commemoration of the 66th annual Nakba day, hundreds of Palestinian youth from the Ramallah district moved against Israeli soldiers outside of Ofer prison in Beitunya. Soldiers retaliated with tear gas, live ...

15th May 2014 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Israeli Naval forces continued to carry out attacks on Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip during the reporting period[1] (1-30 April 2014), including 11 shooting incidents; 3 chasing incident that led ...

13th May 2014 | Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice | Occupied Palestine Nine years after filing a civil suit against the State of Israel for the wrongful death of American peace activist Rachel Corrie, her family will have their appeal heard ...

8th May 2014 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights | Yatta, Occupied Palestine The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) calls upon the Attorney General to seriously open an investigation into incidents that took place in Yatta town near Hebron on Monday, 05 ...

7th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Asira al-Qibliya, Occupied Palestine Israeli army raided the village of Asira al-Qibliya (south of Nablus) at 1 am on 5 May, arresting a 21-year-old, brutally assaulting his uncle, and terrorising the family’s children with attack ...